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Arm Teachers to Stop School Shootings? How often
do we open the newspaper or turn on the television
and see there has been another school shooting? It
seems as though it is happening more and more
everyday. Violence in schools seems to be on the
rise. And now we are faced with the possibility of
weapons willingly going into our schools to
"protect our children. " It is asked should we arm
teachers to stop school shootings? I do not
believe Arming teachers is a good idea. Teachers
should not brin...
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... age... " [I]t is not simply who has the
abortion that leads to the lower crime rate... but
the ability of the woman to choose better timing
for child rearing that lowers criminality. " (Los
Angeles Daily News, August 8, 1999, pp. 1, 18)
What about the Brady Bill and other gun control
measures? Didn't the Brady Bill play a big part in
reducing gun crime? See Gun Cite's analysis of
that claim. Four scholars discuss "Does Gun
Control Work?" in PBS's moderated panel
discussion, Think Tank (aired...
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There is a famous quote, which states: "Guns don't
kill people, people kill people. " This quote is
technically true. But if there are no guns, it
will be a whole lot more difficult for people to
kill people. Sure people could use different
weapons such as knives and golf clubs to kill
people. But the victim will have a significant
better chance of defending him or herself from a
weapon other than firearms. I was born in Tokyo,
Japan and moved to the United States when I was
six. I still go visi...
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What exactly is the definition of insanity?
Insanity is being in a mental state of mind that
does not allows you to make correct decisions on
events that are occurring at that moment. But this
definition is not always the same through out the
United States. One persons definition is not
always the same as the next. This comes into
conflict when trying to decide someones fate in
court cases, and this is especially important when
it involves a minor that has committed a serious
crime. As an exampl...
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In an age of error the most influential thing in a
child and or a teenagers life is music. Whether it
be Reggae, Hip Hop, Gangster Rap, R&B, Oldies
Rock, Latin, or Heavy Metal it still has a way to
overpower a persons mind no matter how old they
are. Right now pretty much everybody that I talk
to when I am on the Internet like Rap. I dont
understand how people could listen to non-stop
cursing and fast-paced lyrics. Even though my
opinion of the music isnt so great the singers
have to get some cr...
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If you recently picked up a newspaper or turned on
to see the news you may have question what is
happening in our schools and begin to think
whether our schools are still safe places for
children. Recent school shootings have set feared
in many parents about their childrens safety in
our schools. Since last year number of school
shootings by students have occurred regularly. On
Tuesday February 29, 2000 in Mount Morris
Township, Michigan a six-year old boy shot his
classmate to death in their fi...
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... ences. We need strict gun control laws to help
prevent some of these teens from making the
biggest mistake of their life. Unqualified
citizens and kids have easy access to firearms. I
can log on to Internet right now and purchase a
gun without being asked any questions. The Brady
Law was created to prevent some criminals from
purchasing deadly weapons. The Brady Law gives a
background check. It asks for your residence,
prior criminal convictions, age and employment.
There is also a ten-day w...
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Introduction - Examples of shootings related to
teasing and solutions to problem I. Change
Atmosphere A. Assailants generally rejected B.
Psychological damage C. Led to kill tormentors D.
Quotes from others 1) Re: Columbine and its
shooters- at least took a stand 2) it did take
guts 3) Maybe itll make people think next time II.
Students responsibility A. Intentions always told
to peers 1) Usually detailed 2) Rarely taken
seriously or reported B. Bethel, Alaska story C.
Is it worth risking the li...
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School Violence In the past several years, there
have been many instances of violent acts
(including murder) occurring throughout the United
States. Littleton, Colorado; Springfield, Oregon;
Edinboro, Pennsylvania; and West Paducah, Kentucky
are just a few of the small towns that have been
hit by such a tragic event. Due to the fact that
all of these are small towns, students, parents,
and communities alike are realizing that no town
is really safe. An outbreak of school violence can
happen anyw...
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The problem we are facing today with violence in
the schools is a major concern with communities
everywhere. Juvenile homicide is twice as common
today as it was in the mid 1980 's. It isn't the
brain that the kids are born with that has changed
in half a generation; what has changed though is
the easy access to guns and the glorification of
revenge in real life and in entertainment. Crime
in and around schools is threatening the well
being of students, as well as the staff and
surrounding commu...
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There is definitely a problem with school violence
today. The last three years have shown us that
violence in our schools society is more common
today then ever before. Whether the violence has
to do with guns, knives, or just a simple fight,
school violence is getting a little out of hand.
There have been several school shootings in the
last few years, and the number of school shootings
seems to be growing rapidly these days. When the
last figures were taken by the government
educators had foun...
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A little over two years ago, one of the worst
tragedies concerning our nation? s children was
playing out in a small rural town in Colorado. The
date was April 20, 1999; the anniversary of Adolf
Hitler? s Birthday, for any history buffs. But for
everyone else the day started out like any other.
In Jefferson County (often mistakenly reported as
being in Littleton), Colorado, children went to
school and parents went off to work. Neither was
overly concerned about the other, or about how the
day wo...
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Do you ever worry when you wake up in morning that
you might not live to see the next day? That
giving someone the wrong look or cutting someone
off on our dangerous roadways would take you to
your grave. The problem that would cause this
worry is guns. The focus of this paper is to
inform you about gun control, how much it is
needed and that it guns need to be much more
difficult to obtain. A fact in the United States
is that of the two hundred and seventy million
people there are two hundred m...
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In some cases, gun control may be favored even if
the price is more death. Consider, for example, H.
Laurence Ross review of Gary Kleck's book Point
Blank in the American Journal of Sociology.
Kleck's book was awarded the Hindelang Prize, as
the most significant contribution to criminology
in the last three years; Ross praises Kleck's
meticulous research and analysis, and Kleck's
debunking of many of the myths surrounding the gun
issue. And Ross does not deny Kleck's conclusion
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High school shootings have been occurring all over
the country. All incidents leading in one or more
deaths. Jonesboro, Fayetteville, Edinboro, Pearl,
Moses Lake, Grayson, Olivehurst, Better, West
Paducah, Springfield, Littleton. It? ll never
happen to me, you say, well, it could. And after
it does everything is different, and has changed.
Just a death can change you, but death from
terrorism is even more difficult to deal with.
That is why the students are so concerned. Some
people are blaming ...
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Is Gun Control Necessary? As a result of the many
school shootings that have taken place in the last
few years, there has been a huge push for stricter
gun control laws. Many people don? t feel safe in
today? s society. The government has been
listening to the people and has already passed
some laws. There are some people who are opposed
to starter gun control laws. Many gun enthusiasts
don? t believe that gun control laws realy work
because only the law abiding citizens would follow
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Media Violence? A Bunch of Junk! Media violence is
not the sole and direct cause of producing the
influx of violence in our children recently in
society. Though lately it has received the brunt
of the negativity directed towards this violence,
especially the recent school shootings. People are
so worried about what their children watch now all
the sudden. Some parents think that video games,
rated R movies, newscasts, and graphic TV shows
are morphing their children into killers. By doing
a litt...
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Gun Control vs. Gun Rights There is a famous
quote, which states: Guns dont kill people, people
kill people. This quote is technically true. But
if there are no guns, it will be a whole lot more
difficult for people to kill people. Sure people
could use different weapons such as knives and
golf clubs to kill people. But the victim will
have a significant better chance of defending him
or herself from a weapon other than firearms. I
was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to the United
States when I w...
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The problem we are facing today with violence in
the schools is a major concern with communities
everywhere. Juvenile homicide is twice as common
today as it was in the mid 1980 s. It isnt the
brain that the kids are born with that has changed
in half a generation; what has changed though is
the easy access to guns and the glorification of
revenge in real life and in entertainment. Crime
in and around schools is threatening the well
being of students, as well as the staff and
surrounding communi...
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What with intrusive random searches, zero
tolerance, drug-sniffing dogs, surveillance
cameras, metal detectors, mandatory uniforms and
on-site armed police officers, the schoolhouse
these days is looking more and more like the
jailhouse. All of this follows, of course, in the
wake of the shooting rampage at Columbine High
School in Littleton, Colo. , last spring. It was
tragic enough that, in this incident and several
other school shootings in the past two years, 26
students were deprived of the...
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